Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Minute

 The Questions for today:    “Do you recommend a firearm for home or personal protection?”   Nils and Matt break down their thoughts on having a firearm in your home. Are firearms good for protection, well yes. Are they also good for suicide, also yes. There is a risk of having a firearm in your home that you may not think about when looking at home protection.    “Happiness makes up in height wha...

We talk about our recent article published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry titled “Beyond crisis intervention team (CIT) classroom training: Videoconference continuing education for law enforcement”. We break down what the article is about, which is the CIT ECHO. You can see more on the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252718301663?dgcid=coaut...

 The Questions for today: “Do doctors really wear lab coats?” Simple- Yes. Nils goes on to talk about attending doctors have a long lab coat while doctors in training have a short one.    “What is the best part of being a cop and being a doctor?” Matt talks about why he enjoys being a cop and Nils speaks on why he enjoys being a doctor. They also discuss how once retired you can still be a doctor...

CIT ECHO Session on Notion of Emotion Detective Matt Tinney talks about emotions and how we create new ones. How do you build rapport if we are not sure what emotions someone feels?   Some take aways ·     Emotions are experienced differently by everyone ·     Lots of factors influence our feelings and how we display them ·     Names for emotions will change ·     How we interpret emotions evolve...

  CIT ECHO Session on Personality Disorders   Ben Melendrez talks about the most common personality disorders seen by law enforcement.  This was a presentation done on 7/10/2018 and you can see more here .    If you would like to join the CIT ECHO please email Jennifer Earheart or check it out online here . Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook or Twitter .   If you are enjoying these episodes tha...

Putting out a warning now, this episode contains material on sexual health.     The Question for today: “With AI you can you lose the humanity?” -Summary Nils and Matt discuss a follow-up statement and question that was posted after the last episode on AI in psychiatry. The listener states “AI must be flexible and compromise…it can cause more harm to the consumer”. This may cause an AI to be ridge...

Nils and Matt talk about AI and how it will replace psychiatry in the future. How using technology can create the best psychiatrist. They discuss how Facebook is monitoring profiles to find signs or depression to predict suicide.  Music used in this episode is the song Last XI by Yellow Cop from the Free Music Archive . UBS article Matt speaks on here .   CIT ECHO Session on International Drug Tra...

The Questions for today:   “Are homeless people dangers?” There are many stigmas around people experiencing homelessness that leads to ideas that they are dangerous. Although we would never recommend approaching strangers for no reason, someone who is experiencing homelessness is not dangerous because they are homeless. Someone who is living on the streets are more likely to be victims of crimes. ...

Detective Ben Melendrez with the APD presents on the motivations of serial killers . This was a recording from a meeting on 1/9/18.  This was presented to the CIT ECHO , if you are in public safety and would like to join for free online training and ability to staff cases with psychiatrist please check it out here or email Jenn Earheart. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook ! If you are enjoying...

Nils Rosenbaum MD presents on Depression. This was presented to the CIT ECHO , if you are in public safety and would like to join for free online training and ability to staff cases with psychiatrist please check it out here or email Jenn Earheart. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook ! If you are enjoying these episodes that means someone else might as well so please share them with others and l...

UNM’s Early Clinic First Episode Clinic stops by CIT ECHO  to talk about first break psychosis. Listen in for information on statistics and how the first break should be treated right away.   ·     3 out of 100 people will experience a psychotic episode in their lifetime  ·     Onset is generally in late adolescence or early adulthood  ·     Psychosis can have multiple causes (MH Dx, Medical Illne...

 The Questions for today: “Can police officers lie to someone during a call?” Nils and Matt talk about when officers can use a fib or lie in an investigation. They also talk about when you have to give law enforcement your identification and when you do not need to give information to law enforcement.   “Does HIPAA apply in law enforcement?” Officer often misspeak and say you can’t film something...

The Questions for today:  Below are some definitions of the illness we are talking about today. Please click the highlighted link to go to the website where the information was found.  “Is schizophrenia multiple personality disorder?”   Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like...

The Question for today:   “What is the difference between bipolar and borderline personality disorder?”   The following from the  National Institute of Mental Health   Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior. These symptoms often result in impulsive actions and problems in rel...

The show The guys talk about resiliency and discuss some thoughts from Viktor E. Frankl .   The first quote we discuss is: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”   And we close on this quote:    “What is to give light must endure burning"    Music used in this episode is the song Fe...

Listener Questions this week.   Charles in Sarasota, FL asks, “ How often should you see a doctor?”   Nils dives into this question. You should try to have a yearly checkup but don’t go looking for problems that are not there. If you take too many screening tests you will eventually find something positive. It is normal to have abnormal findings. What happens if you find an abnormal finding? Well,...

“Engaging people with first episode psychosis” and “What happens if an officer is mentally ill?”   Nils and Matt start this episode off answering questions around law enforcement and if they are prohibited from having a firearm if they have a mental illness. We then listen in to Melissa Garzon MD and Caroline Bonham MD as they talk about first episode psychosis on the CIT ECHO.   Listener Question...

Is there a difference between Crisis Intervention Training vs. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training? Matt Tinney and Ben Melendrez discuss training around crisis intervention. What do you use in your program or training?   How do you view your training? Is your training part of an overall program or is your training a stand-alone training?   Remember a true CIT program is more than training. A...

Should your program conduct training for outside agencies? Detectives Matt Tinney and Ben Melendrez start off this episode discussing the above question. Don’t forget to send yours to Ask@goCIT.org. Are you looking for CIT training material? Check out our site here  for more. Mary Baca, CWK, CCTP, LPCC then presents “The Key to Effective Coping Mechanisms” on the CIT ECHO. This is a recording from...

Paul from Virginia Beach asked- “Once you graduate and become a doctor can you be any kind of doctor?” Zack from Tennessee “If I ask if you are a cop do you have to tell the truth?” Steve in Oklahoma “Do you guys have an interest outside of the job?”   Nils Rosenbaum MD and Detective Matt Tinney start off this episode answering the above listener questions. Don’t forget to send yours to Ask@goCIT....

Do you need a policy for a CIT program? Matt Tinney gives another Crisis Intervention Team Minute on Policies for CIT Programs and mental health response. Policies can help show the community that you are invested in this newer model of policing. Links mentioned in episode: NAMI CIT International BJA Police Mental Health Toolkit Music used in this episode is the song Something Elated by Broke For...

What should you do when you are getting pulled over by police? Are Cops required to stay in shape?   Ben Melendrez and Matt Tinney start off this episode answering the above listener questions. Don’t forget to send yours to Ask@goCIT.org . We then listen into a CIT ECHO  meeting where Robert Salazar shares his story of living with a mental illness and being in the criminal justice system. Robert i...

Hey Kansas City here we come! We will be at the CIT International Conference and wanted to give you an update on what we will be presenting and the times. If you are coming to the conference and run into us let us know you are listening to the podcast! Music used in this episode is the song Mirando Hacia Atrásby Los Sundayers from the  Free Music Archive . Don’t forget to follow us on  Facebook !...

Matt Tinney talks about collaborating with people who have lived experience in your training. This can help reduce stigma , build trust, and encourage empathy. This gives your students another point of view to consider. What a great way to continue community oriented policing too! Check out this page  for more on why to use peers. Music used in this episode is the song Frozen Egg by Lame Drivers f...

What happens when you take medication for an illness you do not have? Are Cops required to carry a firearm? What is the differnece between an MD and DO? Nils Rosenbaum, MD and Matt Tinney start off answering the above listener questions. Don’t forget to send yours to Ask@goCIT.org . Nils also talks about being a retired doctor vs a retired cop. Which one do you think last past retirement. We then...